Can you do a tracert and post it here ?

Starscream122:

 

Close it already?

 

 

 

Lol anyone know what server I should try change it to?

 

Your question has been clearly and authoritatively answered.

You _should_ have asked if anyone has any suggestions for improving Steam download speeds instead of jumping straight to OMG I'M BEING THROTTLED!

Cheer s- N

michaelmurfy:

 

I've just tested it but Australia NSW should give you some alright speeds. Not quite as good as when the Steam caches in NZ are working as expected however.

 

xpd:

 

Can you do a tracert and post it here ?

 

Starscream122:

 

Close it already?

 

 

 

Lol anyone know what server I should try change it to?

 

Are you using a DNS unblocking service or Vodafone supplied?

Steam don't have any NZ based endpoints, however a good 80% of the traffic (last i checked) for steam downloads hits akamai Which vodafone have a decent network buildout so you should be hitting that most of the time.

The "Location" thing is piratically legacy at this stage. 

hio77:

 

Starscream122:

 

Close it already?

 

 

 

Lol anyone know what server I should try change it to?

 

 

Are you using a DNS unblocking service or Vodafone supplied?

 

 

 

Steam don't have any NZ based endpoints, however a good 80% of the traffic (last i checked) for steam downloads hits akamai Which vodafone have a decent network buildout so you should be hitting that most of the time.

 

The "Location" thing is piratically legacy at this stage. 

 

I am not using and DNS unblocking or doing anything unusual it's just a normal broadband connection.  

It may be just Steam currently. I am seeing some mixed results depending on what I download. Rocket League got 45MB/s however the best game on Steam only peaked at 3.5MB/s.

Cities Skylines however is going pretty quick:

This is quite a bit less than what I normally get (which normally peaks to around 110MB/sec). I am a little limited to what I can test since I run Linux but something has made Steam a little angry with serving downloads.

michaelmurfy:

 

however the best game on Steam only peaked at 3.5MB/s.

 

annd I'm out ;)

Now I can see how Gigabit Fibre would be a waste of money when steam only downloads at VDSL speeds. I should get our plan lowered to 50 from 200 since I can't download from steam at that speed anymore.

Starscream122:

 

Now I can see how Gigabit Fibre would be a waste of money when steam only downloads at VDSL speeds. I should get our plan lowered to 50 from 200 since I can't download from steam at that speed anymore.

The internet isn't all about Steam and gaming. Other things are incredibly quick for me and thus Gigabit is worth it to me.